Priest River hasn't had much luck against Orofino recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Priest River Spartans are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge the Orofino Maniacs at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Priest River is headed out to face Orofino after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Priest River walked away with an 8-3 win over St. Maries on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their 19-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jacob Best was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Best was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Colton Kuprienko was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Layton Goins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Priest River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Maries only posted a batting average of .269.
Meanwhile, Orofino entered their tilt with Kellogg on Friday with nine consecutive wins dating back to last season, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 14-0 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hunter Gamble and Jaeger Tondevold did most of the damage at the plate: Gamble scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Tondevold scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Quinton Naranjo, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Priest River couldn't quite finish off Orofino in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can Priest River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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